Game top



July 21, 1925. 1,546,451

H. MEYERS GAME TOP Patented July 21, 1925.

Unirse HARRY MEYERS, v0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GAME TOP.

Application filed December 1, 1924. Serial No. 753,104.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a top adaptedfor spinning on a. flat surface and so arranged and constructed as toafford means for playing av game.

It is an object of the invention to provide a top adapted for beingspun. provided with a pair of relatively rotating parts during thespinning operation, each of the parts being provided with correspondingfaces. the faces of the different parts being changeable as to theirrelative position during the spinning operation. and adapted for comingto rest in juxtaposition, after spinning, the faces having aco-ordinating relation to each other in the game to be played. i

It is another object of the invention to provide a spinning top of thisclass. having a pair of relatively movable parts mounted on a stem andadapted for independentrotation durina the spinning operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a top of this class, acentrally disposed sleeve mounted to one of the bodies, adapted forengaging in threaded relation, a centrally disposed stem projectedthrough the other body and provided with a ball en- Qagable by the endof said stem. said ball affording a spinning or engaging point.

Other obiects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of part-shereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawings. which form a part of this specification, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention in upright position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational face of the invention in horizontalposition.

Fig. 2 is a central. vertical. sectional view of the invention.

The invention. in its preferred form, as shown in the drawings.comprises a main body having a spherical lower portion 7. of the mainbody provided with a plurality of sides 8. upon which is indicated. inthe present instance7 the names of race horses or the like. The indiciameans on the faces may, of course. be varied. the present representationbeing used for the purpose of illustration. The mainl bor y is providedwith a bore 9 in which is positioned. a sleeve 10, having its inner borethreaded. This sleeve is rounded at the end 11, to conform to theoutlined contour of the spherical surface 7. As shown in Fig. 3, theupper .end 12ofthe sleeve projects slightly above the upper surface 13of the main body., so that the smaller body 14 is not permitted toengage with its under surface against the. upper surface 13 of the mainbody. This .smaller body=1fl is provided with a plurality of faces 15corresponding in width and` number to the faces 8, so that when one ofthe faces 15 is in alinement with one of the faces 8. the remainingfaces 15will be in alinement with the remaining faces 8. 0n each of thefaces 15 is carried indicating ineansto indicate the score in the game.which each separate' face `will he entitled to when the top comes torestq after being spun. In the present instanceh this score indicatingindicia I have illustrated as indicative of the odds to which thevarious horses indicated on the faces 8 are entitled. Threaded into thesleeve 10 is a stem 16 which has its lower end provided with a pocket17. As shown in Fig. 3` the bore of the sleeve 10 is partly closed atthe lower enrh so that a ball 18 inserted into the sleeve from the upperend thereof. will he held bv the reduced lower end of the sleeve andprevented from escaping there-I from. When the stem 16 is insertedthrough the opening 1S provided in the smaller body 14 and threaded intothe sleeve 10. it may be threaded downwardly until the lower end engagesthe ball 18. so as to retain the same projecting slightly from the lowerend of the sleeve 10. to provide a Contact or spinning point. It will benoted that the ball 18 engages slightly in the pocket 17. Thisensagement of the ball 18 with the pocket 17 of the sleeve 16 is anengagement which holds the ball in fixed relation to the sleeve 10 andassures a spinning point which is very efficient. The sleeve 16 isprovided with a flange 19, adapted for engaging the upper surface of thesmaller body 14. The upper end 2O of the sleeve. is fluted or knurled toprovide a rough surface for the fingers of the operator to grasp.

In playing the game, the players will select a certain face of the mainbody, as their scoring` side'. The toip is thenspun and on account ofthe spherical surface 7` and the projection of the stem above thesmaller body, the top is top heavy, so. that upon ceasing to spin, itWill quickly assume a horizontal position upon the surface upon which itis spun. spun, the smaller body and the larger body will rotate atdifferent speeds, so that if'one of tlie'faces ljis in alinement Withoneo the-faces 8', at the time of the beginning; off the spinningI ofthe top, this face Will be in alinement with another face 8 when tlietop comes to rest, so that the scores to vWhich thex'farious faces 8 areentitled, varies With each spinning operation, the special scores beingydetermined solely by chance. It will be noted that ythe faces 15terminate in square corners, so that the length of these faces l is thesame as the Width of the faces 8, so that When the topk comes to rest,after being spun on a plane surface, the faces Will bel exactly inalinement with the faces 8. The projection of tlie sleeve 10 slightlyabovethe upper surface of the main body, prevents the smaller body 14from engaging against a largev surface, so that its'rotation relativelyto the mainbody, is thus facilitated. Y

v While l have illustrated and described the preferred form ofstruture,l do. not Wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications asV come Within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, vvliat I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let- When the top is being therein; a sleeve mountedv insaidbore having the interior thereof threaded and said bore reduced atone end of said sleeve; a stern adapted for threading into said sleeve;a ball mounted in said sleeve and adapted for` engaging the end of saidstem, upon the l 3. A top-of the class described,comprising i a mainbody, havinga plural-ity ofi display. sides and a spherical shaped end;a. sleeve mounted in saidzbody, said sleeve havin-g an interiorlythreaded bore, one end of said sleeve being reduced; aba-ll mounted insaid sleeve and adapted for Aprojecting slightly from `saidlsleeve atsaid reduced end; a` stein adapted for threading into saidv sleeve andfor engaging at one end, said ball for retaining the same in outwardlyprojected re'- l'ation to said sleeve, said end of said stein beingrecessed; a comparatively small body rotatably mounted on` said stemhaving a' plurality of. display faces adapted for eo# ordination withthedisplay faces on said main body; and' a flange mounted on said stemfor engaging the outer"surfaceV of said comparatively small body., theinner surface of said comparatively small body being adapted forengaging the end of said sleeve, saidA end ofA said sleeve beingprojected beyond the en'd surface of said main body.

4. A top of the class described,'compris' ing a main body portion; astem projecting outwardly from one side of: said main body portion; acomparatively small body rotaably mounted on said stem; a member, se'-parate from', and carried by said main body portion and projectingslightly therefrom Y at .one side' for forming a spinning point ofsubstantially spherical forination.' v

In testimony whereof,-'I have signed the Hareml Mareas.

